Pardon us, but there’s no deflating the focus whenever Andrew Luck and the Colts head to Gillette Stadium. Like everyone else, Pro Picks would be leaving its readers flat if it didn’t mention the saga of footballs without enough air that penetrated the AFC championship game in the 2014 season when New England hosted Indianapolis. […]
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AL Baseball: New York Yankees rout Oakland A’s, 7-2, in AL Wildcard
NEW YORK — Aaron Judge got the party started with a two-run homer nine pitches in . By the time Giancarlo Stanton capped the mauling with monstrous drive in his postseason debut , New York Yankees fans already were looking ahead. “We want Boston!” they chanted. Coming up next. “It’s going to be intense,” CC Sabathia […]
Area High School Roundups: Brunswick Dragons roll past Lincoln Academy in boys soccer
NEWCASTLE — Everett Horch torched the nets with four goals to power the Brunswick High School boys soccer team to a 6-1 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference victory over Lincoln Academy on Wednesday. The Dragons are hot, winners of four of their last games, improving to 4-4-2. Brunswick hosts Edward Little on Friday at 6 p.m. Horch […]
Polar Bear beat: Bowdoin College dominates UMF Beavers, 7-1 in field hockey action
BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College received goals from five different scorers on its way to a 7-1 victory over the University of Maine at Farmington in field hockey play at Ryan Field on Wednesday evening. The Polar Bears improved to 8-1 with a pair of goals from Emma Stevens and Claudia Kriz, while Elizabeth Growney, Jamie Margiotta […]
Girls Soccer: Practice makes perfect for Mt. Ararat in 2-0 win over Morse on Wednesday
TOPSHAM — Mt. Ararat High School girls soccer coach Chad Kirk has run his Eagles through countless shooting drills this season. The results, so far, have been sporadic, with his team often possessing the ball for long periods of time without finding the back of the net. On Wednesday in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference clash […]
Golf Qualifier: Mt. Ararat Eagles win qualifer; send 5 to individual championship
VASSALBORO — The Mt. Ararat High School golf team did not have to win to Tuesday’s Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference qualifier at Natanis Golf Course. However, on a day featured cold temperatures and wet conditions, the Eagles again four their game, capturing the win with a team total of 318. Having already qualified for Saturday’s State […]
Area Roundups: Brunswick/Mt. Ararat stuns Wells in five sets girls volleyball thriller
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick/Mt. Ararat high school girls volleyball team rallied from a two-set deficit for a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Wells on Tuesday. The Dragons won the match with set scores of 22-25, 15-25, 25-23, 25-15, 16-14, giving Brunswick/Mt. Ararat a 4-7 record and a third victory in its past four matches. The Dragons host […]
Postseason preview: Boston Red Sox keeping things routine awaiting ALDS opponent
BOSTON — Alex Cora knows first-hand the way things change in October. That’s why the Boston Red Sox manager wants to keep everything the same for his club. Routine served Boston well during the regular season. Under their rookie skipper, the Red Sox posted a franchise-best 108 wins and secured home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. They […]
NBA Preseason: Cleveland Cavaliers down Boston Celts in preseason tilt, 102-95
Boston — Kevin Love scored all 17 of his points in the first half for Cleveland and Collin Sexton started the second half, scoring 11 of his 15 points after the break as the Cavaliers downed the Celtics, 102-5 in preseason NBA action. Marcus Smart had 15 points and Marcus Morris scored 14 for Boston. The […]
Knights take down Tigers at wet Waterhouse Field
BIDDEFORD — The Noble boys soccer team braved wet conditions to earn a 1-0 victory over Biddeford at Waterhouse Field on Tuesday night. “Ugly conditions but a win’s a win. We had a game a couple weeks ago against (Thornton Academy) the same conditions and it went the same way. It’s just ugly. You can’t […]
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